Strikeforce officials on Thursday announced the fights for “Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman,” which takes place Aug. 18 at Valley View Casino Center in San Diego.

The card features a women’s bantamweight title fight between champion Ronda Rousey, who will be making her first title defense, and former champion Sarah Kaufman. Main-card fights will air on Showtime, while prelims will be broadcast on Showtime Extreme.

Souza, a former Strikeforce middleweight champ, last fought in March when he submitted Bristol Marunde with an arm-triangle choke in the third round. That bout was his first fight back after losing his belt to current champ Luke Rockhold this past September in a five-round unanimous decision. Brunson looks to rebound from the first loss of his career, which took place earlier this month in a short-notice fight against Kendall Grove at ShoFIGHT 20. Of Brunson’s nine wins, seven have come by first-round stoppage.

The Saffiedine- Bowling winner could put himself in contention after next month’s fight between Nate Marquardt and Tyron Woodley for Strikeforce’s vacant welterweight title. Saffiedine is on a 5-1 run, including 3-1 in Strikeforce. After a loss to Woodley in 2011, he has back-to-back wins over Scott Smith and Tyler Stinson. Bowling is on a 3-1 run of his own, including back-to-back knockout wins over Jerron Peoples and Brandon Saling.

As the UFC 189 tour made its last stop in Dublin, featherweight champ Jose Aldo was met with a torrent of abuse from the Irish fans. It might have been unpleasant, but it might also have been just what he needed.